Around the time of the pandemic, I started working for Meta full-time and Alphabet (Google) part-time. I stopped working for Alphabet years ago, but I still work for Meta.
The amount of information we collect on people is disgusting and disturbing. Much of it, people are willing to give up without giving it much thought. Perhaps not always imagining that we retain that information for years, and it collectively builds. However, I was also surprised at how many ways we collect information without people even realizing.
Less than a month into my job, I tried warning every friend, family member, even neighbors not to use the service. It is concerning how many people just don't care one way or the other.
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